#4

StoryBird

Storybird is a wonderful new web tool that allows you and your students to create great looking digital storybooks that can be worked on in groups and shared with the world. It is a very easy to use site with a ton of great images that you can use in creating your story.

#5

Book Builder

Use this site to create, share, publish, and read digital books.

#6

Boom Writer

BoomWriter | With StoryWriter, your students develop their understanding of key literary elements through their own writing. When finished, your class’s story becomes a real published book, where every student’s name is included as a participating author!

Thinking Outside the Box

One way to get your child writing is to ask him/her to help you create lists. Here are a few lists you could try:
Shopping lists
Suggested gifts to consider for family members for the upcoming holiday
“To Do” lists
Things to pack for a trip
Activities your child wants to do during the holiday break
Wish Lists ~ This could include activities as well as objects.

Activity to Try

Play Pictionary. You don’t need to run out and buy the board game. Make up your own list of words to draw. Be sure to include a variety of words such as words with prefixes, compound words, verbs, adjectives, or even your child’s current list of vocabulary words. Write the words on strips of paper for the game. You will need two teams or players. The first player selects a word and reads it silently. Start a timer. The player must then draw pictures of the word to show its meaning while the other team/player tries to guess the word. Record the time it took to correctly guess the word. The next player/team takes a turn using a different word. Again the timer records the time. After several rounds, the team/player with the least total time wins the game.